Workmen's advocate. (New Haven, Conn.) 1883-1891, 1887-09-24
PARTY CONGRESS-.
SOCIALlSTlC LABOR PARTY
AT BUFFALO.
Generalization Received From Eu-
rope and Ladies of Massachusetts.
Excursion to Niagara Falls.
General Desire
For Union.


sixth annual convention of the So
cialistic Labor Party was opened at
Turn Hall, Buffalo, N. Y, last Sat
urday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock by
Secretary W. l.. Rosenberg. With
a few words of welcome he called for
the election OF temporary chairman,
and Comrade Geo. NJ. Price, Of Buf-
falo, was elected. Upon taking the
chair he greeted the delegates in the
name of the Socialists of Buffalo.
George Metzler, Of Philadelphia, and
j. f. Busche, of New Haven, were
elected temporary secretaries.
A committee on credentials, con-
sisting of Comrades Zimmerman,
Dorm and Knickrehm, was elected.
This committee reported the follow
ing delegates:
Albany, Th. Fielder Baltimore,
Q. Dorm, Brooklyn, Greenpoint and
l.. |. City, Fl. Szimmath New Ha-
ven and Bridgeport, Conn, J. f.
Buschc; Boston, W. Isenecker; Buf-
falo, G. Hencke and G.. NJ. Price;
Cincinnati, G. Ruemelc ; Cleveland,
f. Wagenknecht; Chicago, P. Kniok-
rehm Detroit, W. Krieghoff; Day
ton, o., Harry G. Nrooman; Erie,
Pa. G. Forth; Western District of
New England, d. Sievers and P. Zim-
meiman ; Hudson County, N. j.,
Section, X. Williamson and Jos. Eu-
lenstein; indianapolis, Ph. Kappa
port Kansas City, |. Trautwein ;
Lawrence, Mass, Eouis Martin; Mil
waukee, Paul Grottkan Minneapo-
lis, b. Goldfart Morrisannia, N. Y,
G. Holzhauer ; New Bedford, Mass,
j. Palm New Yo k, G. Arnold, H.
W. Fabian, i. Gronlund, Alex. Jo-
mas, II. Walther; Philadelphia, l..
Werner, G. Metzler; Pittsburg, c.
Loether Rochester, J. Suebler; st.
Louis, Max Stoehr ; Syracuse, N. Y,
G. Ibsen Troy, f. Confal Will
mington, Del. Gustav Reineke.
Besides these, the National Exec
utive Committee and the National
Board Of Supervision were repre-
sented by W. l.. Rosenberg and G.
Altenhernd, respectively. The oc-
cupations represented were machin-
lists, cabinet makers. journalists, ci-
garmakers, an author, printer, civil
engineer, manufacturers, carpenters,
blacksmlths, weavers, tailors.
A committee was appointed to draw
up suitable resolutions in regard to
the proposed execution of the alleged
anarchists of Chicago. The official
language of the convention was En-
glish, though each delegate had the
privilege of debating in his own Ian
guage.
Letters of congratnlation and re-
ports were read from the Socialist
parties of Denmark, Italy, France,
Spain, England and Holland, as well
as from the Chicago Central Labor
Union, and the Ladies Socialist So
ciety of New Bedford, Mass. A ca
blegram from the Social Democratic
Federation was read and received
with cheers. Various committees
were elected. and their work, as well
as that of the convention, will be
published next week. as the time will
be too short to prepare report for
this issue.
On Sunday the Buffalo section ar
ranged an excursion to Niagara Falls,
which was participated in by the del
egates.
The building IN which the congress
convened. the Turn Hall, was taste
fully decorated with flags and trans
parencies, with the inscription -
"Welcome Comrades" and "Social-
istic Labor Convention"
The session on Monday was highly
interesting, the debate having refer
ence to the position of the Socialistic
Labor Party toward the several 60